Comments on: A closer look at “fire weather”

By: P D Dinkles

P D Dinkles — Sat, 30 Jun 2012 01:48:53 +0000

These fires in size, frequency, and severity are unprecedented. Fire conditions are like earthquake weather. You can just feel it. Hot dry air and low humidity prepare the fuel, drying the moisture out of plant cells. An otherwise benign ignition occurs, lightning, man made, regrettably even arson. The fire quickly grows out of control. The urban interface which has grown becomes threatened early. The combustion process becomes so intense that fire storms and hot embers jump fire lines. Fire burn up hillsides as if fueled by flammable liquids. Smoke chokes and blinds the firefighters who with shovel will not surrender.

By: Shawn Hollis

Shawn Hollis — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 18:41:12 +0000

This is great news for the 4th! Im sure we have all heard the saying ‘our summer here don’t start until the 5th of July’

By: Donna Alber

Donna Alber — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:02:21 +0000

Love this, Please keep me up to date on the weather and what you are up to when every you want. Take care. A fan from your “kugerdays”

By: P D Dinkles

P D Dinkles — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 05:57:22 +0000

Over the past decade the fire service has born witness to the reality of a changing climate that burns our forests, lands, and homes in an unprecedented manner. It is regrettable that it is not on the national agenda, regrettable we cannot work with the international community. But most regrettable, we never will.